A Rice Plastidial Nucleotide Sugar Epimerase Is Involved in Galactolipid Biosynthesis and Improves Photosynthetic Efficiency

Chunlai Li; Yiqin Wang; Linchuan Liu; Yingchun Hu; Fengxia Zhang; Sod Mergen; Guodong Wang; Michael R. Schläppi; Chengcai Chu

doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1002196

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A Rice Plastidial Nucleotide Sugar Epimerase Is Involved in Galactolipid Biosynthesis and Improves Photosynthetic Efficiency

Chunlai Li,

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and National Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Yiqin Wang,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and National Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Linchuan Liu,

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and National Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Yingchun Hu,

Affiliation College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Fengxia Zhang,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and National Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Sod Mergen,

Affiliation College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Guodong Wang,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and National Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Michael R. Schläppi,

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and National Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, Department of Biological Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Chengcai Chu

* E-mail: ccchu@genetics.ac.cn

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and National Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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A Rice Plastidial Nucleotide Sugar Epimerase Is Involved in Galactolipid Biosynthesis and Improves Photosynthetic Efficiency

Chunlai Li,
Yiqin Wang,
Linchuan Liu,
Yingchun Hu,
Fengxia Zhang,
Sod Mergen,
Guodong Wang,
Michael R. Schläppi,
Chengcai Chu

Published: July 28, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1002196

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